We completely disassembled the locomotive, regauged the wheelsets to 24" gauge and reassembled it with a new engine and transmission to replace the heavily damaged originals. It is getting new cab side sheets, new hood and next year will get a new cab roof. The locomotive is of course not fully finished. Much more work needs to be done but mechanically it is complete.

The locomotive is now the J&L Narrow Gauge Railroad 64 and will be in weekly operation starting this summer at the Youngstown Steel Heritage Museum.

There was a hole in the hood directly over the carburetor, which allowed the intake passages to fill with water. Those cylinders that did not fill with water were found to be full of nuts and mouse droppings. The block may still be salvageable, depending on the depth of the corrosion of the cylinder walls. Attempting to rebuild the engine was beyond our means so it was replaced along with the transmission that was full of rocks, sand and moisture.

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